Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.30/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$197.30

29 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$35.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.11

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	212.02	1,017	17thin
Medium and Large 2	467	176.45	824	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.58/cwt here — about $193 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

197.30

—

WV average8 barns · 1,512 hd

217.41

−20.11

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,800	118.65	2,136	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	91.26	1,235	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,650	86.76	1,432	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	82.76	972	19

Every lot, as filed

26 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction - Buckhannon, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	212.53/cwt	210.00–217.50	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	191.66/cwt	190.00–192.50	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	175.81/cwt	175.00–180.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	224.14/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	246.10/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,164	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	237.58/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	231.32/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	218.82/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	206.81/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,094	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	794	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	118.65/cwt	112.00–125.00	2,136	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,234	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	84.89/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,003	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	88.11/cwt	82.00–91.50	1,473	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	971	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	74.76/cwt	66.00–79.00	887	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	88.07/cwt	84.50–94.00	1,194	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	99.22/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,335	2

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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